Banpresto Co., Ltd.
Moby ID: 2029
History add
- April 2008
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Following the merger between mother company Bandai and Namco, Banpresto's game business is integrated with Bandai Namco Games. Banpresto is restructured around its remaining business: merchandising for lotteries and electromechanical amusement machines.
- July 2004
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The company headquarters are relocated and the registered address is changed to 2-5-4 Komagata, Taito-ku, Tokyo.
- July 2002
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The company headquarters are relocated to 2-16-9 Kaminarimon, Taito-ku, Tokyo.
- June 1997
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The company's registered address is changed to 10-8 Nihonbashi-Odenmacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.
- March 1997
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The company's planning and development division for home video games is integrated into Banpre Kikaku Co., Ltd. and the resulting company is renamed to Banpresoft Co., Ltd.
- February 1996
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The company's headquarters are relocated to 1230-1 Matsudo, Matsudo-shi, Chiba, and the registered address is changed to 2-4-11 Komagata, Taito-ku, Tokyo.
- May 1994
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The company establishes Banpresto (H.K.) Ltd. for production control in the Asian region.
- April 1994
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The company acquires Unifive Co., Ltd. to reinforce development and purchasing divisions for game prize business.
- February 1994
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The registered address is changed to 2-16-9 Kaminarimon, Taito-ku, Tokyo and the company establishes Banpre Kikaku Co., Ltd. (currently known as Banpresoft Co., Ltd.) to develop home video game software.
- November 1992
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The company opens its first owned amusement facility, "Tokyo Gulliver, Matsudo."
- April 1991
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The company introduces the first installment of the still-running game series, Super Robot Wars.
- April 1990
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The company introduces its first home video game software.
- February 1989
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The company becomes a subsidiary of Bandai Co., Ltd.. Coreland Technology Co., Ltd. is renamed to Banpresto Co., Ltd.
- June 1982
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The company is renamed as Coreland Technology Co., Ltd.
- April 1977
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Banpresto's predecessor company, Hoei Sangyo Co., Ltd was established at 3-2-4 Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo as a manufacturing and sales company for arcade video game machines.